Joe Kinnear was first to arrive at Tottenham, looking rather pale and strained, his summer tan long since disappeared, his three-piece suit rather hot for such a bright and sunny August morning. His ear was still heavy from the battering it had taken during the so-called friendly match on Monday with Rangers. He’d been taken off unconscious after a collision and had spent the night in a Glasgow hospital. According to Cyril Knowles, Joe had only come round when he heard them discussing whether to cut his hair off in order to put stitches in his ear. That was a Cyril Knowles joke. All the same, Joe had had two stitches in his ear and was glad that his hair was long enough to cover it and protect his looks. Being the team’s eligible bachelor, he’s very conscious of his appearance.
